For a Growing Number of Freshmen, Packing for College Requires a Passport

An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the growing number of U.S. higher education institutions that offer study abroad programs to incoming freshmen before the academic year begins. As the article notes, these programs "help globalize the curriculum and student body, accommodate enrollment of more freshmen without straining home-campus facilities, and recruit top students. While students who are already highly motivated are most likely to apply, administrators say international experience generally increases the confidence of any student, both academically and socially, and that alumni of the trips often become student leaders on campus."

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